tar file

[Cheung_2]

I have received a tar file that contains many files, except extract the tar file , how can I know what file is in the tar file? Thx.

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

First be sure the file is a tar file.

# file filename
if it reports 'tar file' then it is.

You can view the contents:

# tar tvf filename

To extract
# tar xvf filename (be sure to be in the directory you wish to be extracted to.

[Ashwani Kashyap]

If you are sure it is a tar file simply do a
#tar -tvf .

YOu should see all the files in the tar file .